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Wellspring Blog

The Endeavour blog is dedicated to sharing useful, uplifting and thought-provoking opinions and insights from a select team of writers including alumni, staff and students, and is intended to help readers live more enriched and nourishing lives.*

Monday, 29 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

naturopathy

Shaping her career to support practitioner confidence

Since joining the Metagenics team in 2017, Ruth has developed a special interest in producing resources that enhance practitioner confidence in clinical practice.

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Wednesday, 24 August 2022

Maddy Bento

tips and advice

Navigating life as a new mama: Part two

Welcome to part two of Maddy Bento’s series on navigating life as a new mother! In part one Maddy shares her advice on asking for help and reaffirming your own values. In part two, Maddy shares three more golden nuggets of advice – remember, you aren’t …

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Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

careers

Introducing Endeavour’s Future of Wellness Month

If you’re looking to turn your passion into your purpose and pursue a career in natural health, then be sure to check out Endeavour’s very own Future of Wellness Month, happening this September.

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Sunday, 21 August 2022

Maddy Bento

tips and advice

Navigating life as a new mama: Part one

In this two-part series, Nutritionist and Endeavour graduate, Maddy Bento shares her wisdom on navigating life as a new mother. In her day job, Maddy helps to support women with their relationship to food, their hormones and mental health. Here are the …

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Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Casey Wise

nutrition

Autoimmune disease and the gut

A healthy gut needs two key components — a healthy and intact gut lining and a diverse and balanced microbiome. When these components are compromised, the gut becomes dysfunctional and over time can trigger autoimmune disease.

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Monday, 15 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

natural leaders naturopathy

Letting the world guide her naturopathy career

When bushfire threatened the home of Endeavour academic Tracy Gaibisso, the first thing her husband suggested she pack was her herbal medicine books. The only trouble was Tracy couldn’t decide which ones.

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Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

naturopathy

The wonderful uses and health benefits of sage

A proud member of the mint family, sage is one of the most valued herbs from ancient times. This woody and sweet-smelling plant was associated with long life and wisdom in European traditions and is closely related to oregano, rosemary, basil, and thyme.

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Monday, 8 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

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The joy of amplifying the work of other natural health practitioners

Samantha (Sam) Gemmell was always the kid with hummus and carrot sticks at friends’ birthday parties, but something far more serious prompted her to study nutrition.

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Friday, 5 August 2022

Caitlin Higgins

nutrition

The role of probiotics and resistant starch for healthy ageing

The topic of ageing has become exceedingly popular both in mainstream and nutritional science. Even the United Nations has proclaimed 2021 to 2030 to be the decade of healthy ageing.

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Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Maddy Bento

nutrition

Reframing our mindset on what a Nutritionist should look like

Have you ever felt the pressure to look, behave, do, or eat a certain way because you’re a Nutritionist? I have!

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Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Nicholas Breen

natural health naturopathy

Medicinal herbs for mental health

When traditional knowledge meets modern neuroscience.

Mood disorders are the product of a complex interplay of biological, social and psychological influences. While states such as depression and anxiety can be an adaptive response to certain external ci…

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Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Endeavour College of Natural Health

The health benefits of garlic

If we’re handing out medals to all-rounders in the superfood department, the gold is going to garlic. Prior to being used as a flavour-enhancer in the kitchen, garlic was harnessed by ancient cultures for medicinal treatments and used superstitiously to…

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*The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Endeavour College.